The Omaha Central Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Central will be strutting in after a victory while Papillion-LaVista will be coming in after a loss.
Omaha Central will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Creighton Prep, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Omaha Central snuck past Creighton Prep with a 34-30 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista faced Millard South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Papillion-LaVista was dealt a 56-21 defeat at the hands of Millard South. The game marked the Monarchs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The victory got Omaha Central back to even at 3-3. As for Papillion-LaVista, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
Omaha Central suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Papillion-LaVista in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Omaha Central, Payton Prestito (who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for nine yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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